Over in the Garden, this is the last challenge of Mary's Mixed Bag. Thank you Mary :D
Kerry initiated this challenge: Imagine you hold a bag which contains two objects: one which can heal and one which can harm. Only you may identify these two objects through touch, texture, shape-recognition and imaginative exploration. Which object would you withdraw first? Does the good out-weigh the bad, or is harm something that cannot be prevented? Use one of these two items as the starting point of your poem and move towards the other in conclusion. It is up to you whether you will begin with the healing or harmful thing. Lastly, the hidden objects may be either real or abstract.
Kerry initiated this challenge: Imagine you hold a bag which contains two objects: one which can heal and one which can harm. Only you may identify these two objects through touch, texture, shape-recognition and imaginative exploration. Which object would you withdraw first? Does the good out-weigh the bad, or is harm something that cannot be prevented? Use one of these two items as the starting point of your poem and move towards the other in conclusion. It is up to you whether you will begin with the healing or harmful thing. Lastly, the hidden objects may be either real or abstract.
Can you guess what my objects are?
Moon's magic soon outlines Fool
sheer drapes veil the Queen
shooting stars quiver
from Archer's bow
arrows guide the glowing eyes of wolves
his hunting dogs
they protect their Queen
Aquarius pours her tea
a cup of Heavenly Water
Did you see the Swan?
Empress' hair color of field ripe wheat
her crown clustered stars
her gown white dotted with ruby red Pomegranates
heart shielded close by
Her daughter Persephone taken
Full Moon rises between two pillars
illuminating the path of tears
Tarnished trees intersect historic pass
right angles meet
Rumor first carried in the hands of Egyptian priest
God's lamb
mine is gold, small, fragile
arms of teaching
reaching
equal in length
must climb 3 steps up hill
and carry
faith, hope and love.
© Ellen Wilson
See Fool has a bag
Empress has a crown of stars
Comments
And no, I have not been able to identify your chosen objects (Sorry :( Put it down to my denseness!)
Yes, I tried to layer this one....the Swan is the cross in the Stars...first photo! Sorry, I didn't mean to be that mysterious~
A good mystery, and a unique response to the prompt.
Well done, Ella.
K
happy saturday to you
Hugs and chocolate,
Shelly
Thank you~
Hi Ollie-Yes, those stars have a lot to tell ;D Thank you~
Talli-Really? lol Thank you~ Hope you and your family are doing well!
He is adorable :D
Susan-Thank you! Yes, I could of gone long, so much detail in both areas. There is also so many symbols and then signs... Yeah, tough to narrow down... ;D Yes, chose the later-I like that~
Hi Susie-Thank you! ;D Yes, the intersections of life-are never dull~
Dezzy-Thank you for sharing! This is beautiful :D I love the name~
Here, the first Robin and the Forsythia blooming are the signs spring has made her grand entrance! I love daffodils ;D @>----------
Marian-Thank you! I kinda like her Crown of stars ;D
Hi Brian-I walk almost every night to look up at the stars! :D Thank you~ Hope you have a great week!
These two subjects offer a lot of wonder!
Hi Mary Ann-Thank you! Yes, I do love her crown ;D I thought it fun to see how to outline the Swan.
I didn't know about it~ Hope you had fun in your studio :D
Sherry-Thank you! Yes, it took a bit of time to figure out how to do this prompt. I think all poets share their lives, in this secret language ;D
Kerry-Thank you! Yes, a lot of ideology and intersections crossing, on these two paths. I tried to trend carefully :D
Alex-You are so clever :D I like that you knew~
Lolamouse-I can see why! ;D I didn't know about the Swan constellation?! I was thinking of Shakespeare:
Men at some time are masters of their fates:
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.
(Julius Caesar, 1.2.146), Cassius to Brutus
It is the stars,
The stars above us, govern our conditions.
(King Lear, 4.3.37), Kent
I do think I might of blurred these two, lol ;D Thank you!
Mary-Thank you :D I know, we do need to consider these stairs. The Cross with stairs represents these three.
Hi Kay-I think I went too mystical, lol ;D Thank you~
Mixi-I guess I layered it too much ;D Oops! Thanks for being a good sport~
I thought you would get it :D
Yes, I think it is so easy to blur the lines~ Thank you Kim! @>--------